AFC Champions League Elite results: Al-Hilal win at Al Sadd, Ittihad stunned

Al-Hilal won 2-0 at Al Sadd and Shabab Al Ahli beat Al-Ittihad 2-1 in Jeddah as the AFC Champions League Elite league phase reached its second round on 13 and 14 October 2026. In the East, Kashiwa Reysol were 5-0 up at half-time against Port FC on the way to a 5-1 win, Gamba Osaka won 3-1 at Newcastle Jets and Kashima Antlers won 1-0 in Hanoi. Away teams won six of the ten matches covered here. This AFC Champions League Elite round-up has every result, both regional tables, the qualification picture and the top-scorer race.

AFC Champions League Elite results: matchday 2 scores

The ten results from 13 and 14 October produced 24 goals: three home wins, six away wins and one draw.

Date	Home	Score	Away	Half-time
13/10	Newcastle Jets	1-3	Gamba Osaka	1-1
13/10	Kyoto Sanga	1-0	Ratchaburi	0-0
13/10	Pohang Steelers	0-2	Johor Darul Takzim FC	0-0
13/10	Shanghai Port (SIPG)	1-1	Daejeon Citizen	0-0
13/10	Buriram United	0-1	Beijing Guoan	0-0
13/10	Cong An Ha Noi	0-1	Kashima	0-0
13/10	Al Sadd	0-2	Al-Hilal	0-1
13/10	Al-Ittihad	1-2	Shabab Al Ahli	0-2
14/10	Kashiwa Reysol	5-1	Port FC	5-0
14/10	Vissel Kobe	2-0	Jeonbuk Motors	1-0

West Region: Al-Hilal win in Doha, Ittihad beaten at home

Al Sadd 0-2 Al-Hilal

Al-Hilal led 1-0 at half-time at the Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium and doubled their lead after the break to make it two wins from two. The Saudi club are third in the West Region on six points, with four goals scored and one conceded. For Al Sadd it was a second straight defeat, and the Qatari side are bottom of the West table without a goal or a point.

Al-Ittihad 1-2 Shabab Al Ahli

The upset of the West Region came in Jeddah. Shabab Al Ahli were 2-0 up at half-time at the Alinma Stadium, and Al-Ittihad could only pull one back in the second half. The Dubai club are fourth on six points with a perfect record, while Al-Ittihad sit 11th on one point.

The West Region table

Al Ain lead the West on six points with the best goal difference in the region (+7), ahead of Esteghlal, Al-Hilal and Shabab Al Ahli, who also have six. Al-Ahli Jeddah and Al-Qadisiyah have four points, Neftchi and Al-Nassr have three, and Al Sadd, Al Quwa Al Jawiya, Al-Wasl and Al-Gharafa are still without a point.

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	Al Ain	2	2	0	0	+7	6
2	Esteghlal	2	2	0	0	+4	6
3	Al-Hilal	2	2	0	0	+3	6
4	Shabab Al Ahli	2	2	0	0	+2	6
5	Al-Ahli Jeddah	2	1	1	0	+2	4
6	Al-Qadisiyah	2	1	1	0	+1	4
7	Neftchi	2	1	0	1	-1	3
8	Al-Nassr	2	1	0	1	-2	3
9	Pakhtakor	2	0	2	0	0	2
10	Al Shamal	2	0	2	0	0	2
11	Al-Ittihad	2	0	1	1	-1	1
12	Tractor	2	0	1	1	-1	1
13	Al-Gharafa	2	0	0	2	-2	0
14	Al-Wasl	2	0	0	2	-3	0
15	Al Quwa Al Jawiya	2	0	0	2	-4	0
16	Al Sadd	2	0	0	2	-5	0

East Region: Kashiwa run riot, Japanese clubs on top

Kashiwa Reysol 5-1 Port FC

The most one-sided half of the round came in Kashiwa, where the hosts led 5-0 at the interval. Port FC scored the only goal of the second half, but the 5-1 win lifted Kashiwa to eighth in the East on three points. Port FC are 15th after two defeats.

Gamba Osaka and Kashima stay perfect

Gamba Osaka were level at 1-1 at half-time at Newcastle Jets before scoring twice after the break to win 3-1. Kashima Antlers won 1-0 at Cong An Ha Noi after a goalless first half. Both Japanese clubs have six points, with Kashima top of the East on goal difference (+7) and Gamba second. Newcastle Jets are bottom with ten goals conceded in two games.

Vissel Kobe, Beijing Guoan and Johor win

Vissel Kobe beat Jeonbuk Motors 2-0 and Beijing Guoan won 1-0 at Buriram United, so both also have a perfect record. Johor Darul Ta'zim won 2-0 at Pohang Steelers after a goalless first half, and Kyoto Sanga beat Ratchaburi 1-0. The only draw was Shanghai Port 1-1 Daejeon Hana Citizen.

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	Kashima	2	2	0	0	+7	6
2	Gamba Osaka	2	2	0	0	+5	6
3	Vissel Kobe	2	2	0	0	+3	6
4	Beijing Guoan	2	2	0	0	+3	6
5	Shanghai Port (SIPG)	2	1	1	0	+2	4
6	Johor Darul Takzim FC	2	1	1	0	+2	4
7	Daejeon Citizen	2	1	1	0	+1	4
8	Kashiwa Reysol	2	1	0	1	+3	3
9	Kyoto Sanga	2	1	0	1	0	3
10	Jeonbuk Motors	2	1	0	1	-1	3
11	Buriram United	2	0	1	1	-1	1
12	Ratchaburi	2	0	0	2	-3	0
13	Cong An Ha Noi	2	0	0	2	-4	0
14	Pohang Steelers	2	0	0	2	-4	0
15	Port FC	2	0	0	2	-5	0
16	Newcastle Jets	2	0	0	2	-8	0

Qualification picture in both regions

The standings data does not label qualification places, but under the competition format the top eight in each region go through to the round of 16. On that basis:

• West: Al-Nassr hold eighth on three points with a goal difference of -2, one point ahead of Pakhtakor and Al Shamal. Al-Ittihad, in 11th, are two points off the top eight.
• East: Kashiwa Reysol are eighth on three points, level with Kyoto Sanga and Jeonbuk, who are ninth and tenth on goal difference.
• Perfect starts: eight clubs have two wins from two: Al Ain, Esteghlal, Al-Hilal and Shabab Al Ahli in the West, and Kashima, Gamba Osaka, Vissel Kobe and Beijing Guoan in the East.

AFC Champions League Elite top scorers

#	Player	Club	Goals	Apps	Minutes
1	H. Rahimi	Al Ain	4	2	133
2	P. Ampem	Shanghai Port (SIPG)	4	2	157
3	Martin Njiva Rakotoharimalala	Ratchaburi	3	2	114
4	A. Čavrić	Kashima	3	2	72
5	H. Tokuda	Kashima	2	2	98

Al Ain's Moroccan forward El Houssine Rahimi and Shanghai Port's Prince Obeng Ampem lead the scoring chart with four goals each from two appearances. Rahimi has needed only 133 minutes, while Ampem has scored four of his club's seven goals. Ratchaburi's Martin Njiva Rakotoharimalala has three goals and an assist, accounting for three of his side's four goals. Kashima have two players in the top five: Aleksandar Čavrić, with three goals in only 72 minutes, and 18-year-old Homare Tokuda, with two goals and an assist.

What's next in the AFC Champions League Elite

The next league-phase fixtures begin on Monday 26 October 2026. In the West, Al-Hilal will look to keep pace with Al Ain at the top, while Al-Ittihad and Al Sadd need points quickly. In the East, the unbeaten Japanese trio of Kashima, Gamba Osaka and Vissel Kobe set the standard.

Follow the tables on our AFC Champions League Elite page, and follow Al-Hilal, Al-Ittihad, Al Sadd and Kashima Antlers through the rest of the league phase.